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consolation

[kon-suh-lay-shuhn] / ˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃən /


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Beyond Tiznow, further consolation for California came earlier Saturday when the top jockey in the state, Juan Hernandez, got his first Cup win after 30 consecutive defeats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Ben Duckett's sublime century and four wickets for Liam Dawson earned England a consolation win over Sri Lanka in their final match of the tri-series.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

That's little consolation for those involved in Welsh education.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I’m more in the business of winning hockey games. I don’t think there’s any consolation in a 2-1 loss,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Herbert said, “Certainly,” but looked as if there were no specific consolation in this, and remained perplexed and dismayed.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

“Before You Were Anne” is a poignant story with consolations small and transcendent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Earl then bagged yet another Saracens score in between Sale consolations from O'Flaherty and Opoku-Fordjour to cap a historic afternoon for Mark McCall's men.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

Let's give the biblical authors credit for taking the sublimity of our loss straight up instead of chasing false consolations.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

And memory — what consolations can it offer when we know it doesn’t last?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

Without the support of old certainties and consolations, almost mechanically, he assumes the procedures and doctrines of the classroom.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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